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emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was such a good book! It was so funny, I was constantly to cackling and giggling. I knew the relationship with her mom was gonna make me cry from the beginning. I love how it ended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Finally a 5 star read!
Abby Jimenez has somehow turned a summer fling into a must-read slow burn romance.
This book follows the emotionally overly cautious Emma and the altruistic and somewhat naive Justin. They meet online by chance, sharing a "curse" of sorts, and set out to spend the summer together to break it.
Emma is a very relatable character. While I have not experienced what she has gone through, I found her inner thoughts to be similar to things I have thought, believed and felt before. Following her character journey throughout the book was sometimes sad, sometimes hopeful and sometimes inspiring. I wanted things to work out for her, because she's a good person, not a perfect one.
The complicated relationship between Emma and her MotherAmber was full of highs and lows. Even at times when I thought her friend Maddy was right, I found myself hoping she was not.
The bond between Maddy and Emma reminded me of many of the strong friendships I have in my own life and feel lucky to have. Maddy was more than just a side character, she is a fully fleshed out person with her own inner-world and deep history with Emma. She was a perfect wingwoman for Emma with Justin, but also an anchor point for Emma when things with her mom went south.
Justin is a kind-hearted character who is kind of being forced between a rock and a hard place. He knows the value of stability, something that Emma yearns for silently, and is willing to make tough decisions for the "greater good." Justin felt real, he knew he had to do the right thing, but his altruism and selflessness wasn't without anger, despair and grief.
His friendships also felt very real, though different from the one shared between Maddy and Emma. Justin has the kind of friendships that form over a lifetime. The kind of comfortable friends you can insult and banter with but still have one another's backs.
The complicated family relationships in this book made it very interesting, and served as a place for Justin and Emma to understand one another and their very different situations. While Justin grew up in a more stable environment, Emma spent her life in and out of Foster care situations, never knowing when she would see her mom.
Seeing Neil show up with Amber was truly a shocking moment for me, and it was fascinating to watch Amber moving through life at a different part of her mental health cycle. At the start of the book, she's newly "in love" with Neil. Emma can't help but notice she's radiant, wearing perfume and seems happy and desperately hopes her mother is actually going to turn around for good this time. Neil has money, a house, plenty of resources, everything Amber could need. It was heartbreaking to watch the cycle move into a mental breakdown. Especially after Part of Your World, I truly loathe this woman. Mental health is and explaination, but not an excuse to treat people the way Amber does.
Abby Jimenez has somehow turned a summer fling into a must-read slow burn romance.
This book follows the emotionally overly cautious Emma and the altruistic and somewhat naive Justin. They meet online by chance, sharing a "curse" of sorts, and set out to spend the summer together to break it.
Emma is a very relatable character. While I have not experienced what she has gone through, I found her inner thoughts to be similar to things I have thought, believed and felt before. Following her character journey throughout the book was sometimes sad, sometimes hopeful and sometimes inspiring. I wanted things to work out for her, because she's a good person, not a perfect one.
The complicated relationship between Emma and her Mother
The bond between Maddy and Emma reminded me of many of the strong friendships I have in my own life and feel lucky to have. Maddy was more than just a side character, she is a fully fleshed out person with her own inner-world and deep history with Emma. She was a perfect wingwoman for Emma with Justin, but also an anchor point for Emma when things with her mom went south.
Justin is a kind-hearted character who is kind of being forced between a rock and a hard place. He knows the value of stability, something that Emma yearns for silently, and is willing to make tough decisions for the "greater good." Justin felt real, he knew he had to do the right thing, but his altruism and selflessness wasn't without anger, despair and grief.
His friendships also felt very real, though different from the one shared between Maddy and Emma. Justin has the kind of friendships that form over a lifetime. The kind of comfortable friends you can insult and banter with but still have one another's backs.
The complicated family relationships in this book made it very interesting, and served as a place for Justin and Emma to understand one another and their very different situations. While Justin grew up in a more stable environment, Emma spent her life in and out of Foster care situations, never knowing when she would see her mom.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse
This book deals with a character with an unnamed mental health disorder, who often makes choices and tells lies that harm the people who care about them.
While physical abuse, addiction, alcoholism, drug use and similar issues are never explicitly shown on the page, I felt it was implied that this character was struggling with some kind of dependency issues.
This book also deals a lot with neglect, which is not a dropdown option, but I tried to represent with abandonment, emotional abuse, gaslighting, mental illness and grief. While this is not the main story in the book, it is an important part of the MFC's history that informs a lot of her emotions and choices.
The character is Amber, Emma's mom.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
Minor: Vomit, Medical content
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment